NameThatPlant.net: Agrostis stolonifera

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Learn more about Creeping Bentgrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-46-001:

Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae

COMMON NAME:
Creeping Bentgrass

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-46-001:
Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae

3810

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, wet, moist, or dry, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Common in Carolina Mountains & Piedmont (common, uncommon, or rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle greenish or reddish

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain

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